Fish-reel.



No. 841,890. v PATENTBD JAN. 22, 1907.k

J. PEPPER, JR. J

FISH REEL.

APPLIUTION'JILBD JULY 25, 1904.l

4 K n Il Wwmsw 5C NVENTOJ i v2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25; i904.

2y SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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speiacation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 22, 1907.

i 'pplioation filed July 25,1904. Serial No. 217,902.

`in the county of Oneida and State of New cross-section view on line e, 2 of Fig. 3.

' said base and the brake ofthe reel.

Ais a view on line as of Fig. 3 looking toward the pole.with a portion of one of the plates York, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Fish-Reels, of which the fol owing is a s eciiication, reference being had therein to t e accompanying drawings.

M yinvention relates to an improved reel for shing uses; and I declare that the fol,- lowing` is a full, clear, concise, and exact descri tion thereof suiicient to enable one skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters and numerals refer to like parts throughout.

. My invention can be best understood from an examination of theA specification and drawings; but it consists of a variety of parts and the construction, combination, land arrangement of the same.

It is illustrated yin the form ofareel, such as is used for ordinary. sportsmans purposes and which comprises in one article a variety of uses, it being constructed so that at the will of the operator. it can be lused as a simple reel or as a multiple reel or as an automatic spring-reel.

It` also comprises several improvements, which will be specifically pointed out.

In thedrawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the reel in place on the butt of a iishpole. Fig.l 2is a top vieur of thev same. Fig. 3 is a Fig. 3 is a cross-section view of parts shown in Fig. 3, on a larger scale, to show particularly the mounting of the sleeves and the parts supported on each. Fig. 4 is a detail view showin the manner in which. the reel is removab y mounted on' the base. portion, which is secured to the pole. Fig. 5 'is a detail view of a looking connection betweeFn the cut away. ig. 7 is an opposite view on line of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a view on line x x with the face and its attached members removed. Fig. 9 is a view of4 the face of the reel with the handle removed and a portion of the face lcut away to showlthe parts sup`A ported on the opposite side of the face and v the parts with which they engage. Fig. 9 is a side view inseo'tion of the face of the reel, the block l3 showing dog 11 in relation to and showing the beveled face of that block.

Fig. 10 is a plan view on line 2/ y of Fig. 11 of the mounting of the handle. Fig. 11 is a sectional 'view on line y y of Fig. 10, and Fig. 12 shows the vbrake-arm with line-guide thereon.

Referring to the figures more in detail, A represents a ishpole provided with the ordinary rings B for engaging the end of the usual base portion C. The base is extended parallel with the rod, as shown at D, and is pierced l centrally to receive the pillar E of the reel, which has a case F, which is comprised of two portions designed in actual construction to be pressed out of metal suitably formed to iit together at the outer edges of the side, so as to form a s ool -for Windin the line. The face of the ree is composed oa disk which is fixedly mounted on `the Outer end of the pillar E. The inner member of the cover or Aspool F is ierced centrally of its surface to receive an revolve upon the pillar E and has.

integral with or mounted on it a gear 1y andl is provided on its opposite face with a suitable bushing to support the case and the reel against the base portion C. The pillar E extends through the reel, having a given diamy .i

eter from its inner end to about the line :c from which point it has a smaller diameter, on which is carried the sleeve 2. On the sleeve 2 is carried at a certain part thereof a sleeve 3, the purposes of which will be explained.

- Fixedlymounted'on the pillar E is a plate G, on the outer face of which is oarriedpmion 4 and onthe inner side and on the same'mounting the pinion or gear 5. It also carries on the same face a pinion 6, which engages with gear 5 and turns gear 7,. mounted On the same bearing as pinion 6, and which engages with gear l, which is integral'with or iixed to the spool of the reel. It is thus seen that the power glven to pinion 4 is transmitted through the series, so as to turn `the casing or spool of the reel on the pillar E.

Outwardly from the point where G is mounted the pillar has a smaller diameter IOO and carries the sleeve 2 on which is iixedlv i mountedplate H, which has secured thereto and to the sleeve 2 the gear 8. At a point near the periphery of the plate H is .fixedly mounted spiral spring I. On sleeve 2 is now slipped a shorter sleeve 3, which carries a plate J, to which and to the'sleeve is ixedly secured gear 9. v The sleeve 3 extends inwardl to the plate H and has attached to it the otherend of the spring I. Gear 9 is made up of two portions, (better showrin Fig. 8,)

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.slotted to receive it.

theinner one being designed to engage with a .a tooth, as seen in Fig. 9,

Secured to the casing is a block 13, which has a beveled surface adjacent to the dog 11,

so that when the button 1s pressed so as tov carry the tooth of the dog away from gear 9a the friction between the block 13 and the dog 11 holds the tooth away from the gear. On the other hand, there 1s a spring 14, which bears against the inner end of the dog and is securely mounted at the other end to the iixed part of the reel and the purpose of which is to keep the tooth of the dog against the gear except when it is secured in the other osition. The outer end of the sleeve 2 carries a button 15, designed toslide freely on the sleeve, but not to turn thereon. Sleeve 2 has a key 2a fixed on it, and button 15 is Thus the latterl is turned with the sleeve, but may slide thereon. The button 15-has a nub 16, which fits in a corresponding recess in the gear 9, so

' that when the button is against the gear the two are held against separate turning.l

In order that the button may be put out of engagement with the gear, I provide a spring 17 ixedly mounted at .one end to the iXed part of the reel and at the otherend engaging 1n a peripheralrecess in the button, as shown at 18. Slidingly mounted in the face of the outer part of the case is a button or stud 19, its inner end in a given positionof the button 19 Iessing against the spring 17, and thereby olding the button 15' against gear 91. When the button 19 is moved to take its nub away from the spring 17, the button 15 flies" away from the gear.

The pinion 10 is mounted on a bearing in .the outerface of the reel and engages with the gear 9. The shaft on which it is mc unted is adapted atv the other end to receive the handle K.

On the base part C and shown as supported on the pillar E is mounted' a brake-arm L, the same extending outwardly at one side substantially parallel to the pole,V so that its outer end can be readily grasped with the ngers. Where the extension passes under the inner face of the casing it is curved so as to have a friction contact with said face, the member L being formed to bear at the said curved portion` against the adjacent reel-casing. On the opposite side of the arm D, I ixedly mount spring d, and on the brake-arm lL is a lug Z, which asses through the arm D and bears against tlie free end of the spring, which tends to press the curved part of member L against the reel and hold it against turning. In order that the brake may be secured out of contact with the reel, I provide a curved dog 20, whichpasses through the members L and D, being curved or bent so as to have a face to bear against the slanted part da, of the member D. At its other end it has a button and is designed to be moved to and fro in a groove in arm L, so as to lock the brake away from the reel when desired. The brake-arm is provided with a line-,guide L', extending therefrom across the face of the spool. It comprises two fingers which overlap at the ends, as indicated at lm, so that the line can be slipped in or out between such ends when 1t is desired to reverse the position ofthe reel on the pole. There is such a linee guide on each side ofthe spool, as indicated.

The' handle K is removably moeunted on the shaft or bearing K', so that it can be removed and seated on the'lrnob K, which is fixedly mounted on the periphery of the front edge of the casing. The construction of the handle is explained below; but it is made removable, so that it can be applied tov the spool and the reel operated by the direct application of power instead of through the gears, making it in that way suitable for saltwater fishing, for instance.

We will assume that the dog 11 is out of engagement with the gear or ratchet wheel 9a and that the button 15 is out of engagement with that gear. The handle is then turned to the right, which turns the gears l0 and 9 and the collar 3, the tendency of which is to wind the spring I. Instead of this being done,. however, the plate H, on which the other end of the spring is mounted, is turnedby force of the spring, and this carries gear 8, which in turn acts upon the pinion 4 and from there through the train to the gear 1 on the inner member of the case, the eiiect of which is to turnthe spool or casi of the reel and wind or unwind the line. n n this position of the parts xthe reel acts as a multiple reel when of course 'freed from the brake, and the line may be wound or unwound in the customary way.

If, again, the dog 1 1 be put intoengagement with the ratchet or gear 9a and the handle be then operated, the brake being in contact, the spring is wound up by the connection of its inner end with the sleeve?) and tightened to any degree, and when the brake isxreleased the line is drawn in. Again, the dog may be put into engagement and the line paid out, which winds the spring from the other end, and when the line is out it is under tension. If the brake be taken 01T, the reel operates as a multiple spring-reel, and the brake can be put on at any time, and the spring and the line put under tension by the winding of the spring through the turning of the handle.

It will be understood that when button 15 is in engagement with gears 9 and 9a the effect is to Iock the spring in any given posilOO tion. This is becauseone end is attached to plate H, which is rigidly mounted on sleeve 2, and the other end is attached to sleeve 3,

ment, lthe spring simplytransmitsf-fthe power from gear 9 to gear 8 and thence to the spool through the gear-train. vIf the buttonis inv engagement, the flecti's the same, the 'power passing throughthe button and sleeve 2 to gear 8. If, however, the inner end of the spring has been locked by means of the dog .1 1 and the vline paid out and the spring then held under tension by merely connecting the sleeves and 1t 1s desired, the tension may be at once taken 0H the line by moving thev button 19 so as to` let the spring 17 carry the button 15 out of engagement, the effect of which is to permit the gear 9 and its sleeve 3 to turn freely and release the-inner end of the s ring. On the other hand, no matter what tlie condition of the line yis the spring can be put under tension at anytime by employing the dog 11 and held there by putting the but-` ton 15 into enga ement.A

I have alrea y described the means by whichthe brake can' be locked out of engagement, and it will thereforebe seen that y my construction-I have provided for a great variety of uses in a single structure, although I do not claim to have fully explained all t e advantages which follow from such construction.

I will now describe the manner in which the reel is removably mounted on the base, which is "particularly illustrated in Fig. 4. The base portion C has on one side a sprin D', secured at one end and at the other en( having an arm which passes through or across the base C. This arm d of the spring has an edge which normally lies across the space in which tlie pillarE is to be inserted, the pillar being milled or groove-d by cutting segments out 'of the pill-ar on opposite sides, as at cl, to receive arm d. The arm d has such edge cut away, as seen at d, so that when pressure ils applied. to the end 'of the arm against the tension oi' the spring the space d", registers with the opening vior the pillar, which can then be removed or inserted.

The round pillar -E is segmentallyT milled or gr'ved on opposite sides at its inner end, as at cliso that the reel maybe readily removed by pressing down the spring D to release the pillar from the-spring. The reel may be mounted in thebase in reversed position, the sprin engaging the other and oppo site groove. he member D, which carries the brake, is pierced for the pillar to pass therethrough, and is thus held between the reel F and the base C, being maintained 1n position by friction-contact,thoughnubs bd or other mechanical means may be provided. The brake may thus be brought above or below the reel.

The details of the handle are shown in Figs. 10 and 11. I illustrate the bar of the handle as made up of three portions 7c, k, and 7c, the two former of which are cut out to receive the end of the'shaft K. The part k 2is cut-out, as shown in Fig. 11, at ka., and the part c is alsoy cut out, as shown at lca, to rovide roomvfor a eoil-springkm. The part is further "cutout to give room for bar Ice, whichhas an upset at one end tobear against the coil-spring, and the other end of which is connected to part k, which latter slides freely along the part k', the latter being grooved for that purpose. The late cchas an ope kb, one art of whc is slightly larger than the hea of the shaft K and the other end is narrower, so that its edges engage with slots in the head of the shaft K whichis better seen in block K in Fig. 3. f When it 'is desired to remove the handle, theart 7c is slid toward the center, which pus es the bar kc out of engagement with .the shaft K.

The handle may bein the same Way seated on the block K casing.

The knob of the handle is shown as N, the inner `end of which has a portion n, which fits I between the blocks n l011 the end of the handle or bar K.

o is a spring iixedly mounted on the lower. face of the handle, against the .other end of which abuts the end oi the knob N, which end is square, so that the handle N will maintain an upright or a horizontal position. Having descri ed my invention, what I which is on the ring of the IOO claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a reel, the combination with a spool of a spring therein with a separate attachment for each end, sleeves each mounted to actuate one end of the spring and operative on the one hand ,by the handle of the reel and -on the other by turning the spool to wind the spring, meansto hold the spool from turning, and means for connecting the slee ves to turn together, substantially as described.

2. In a reel comprising an arbor or lspindle and a spool revolubly mounted thereon, a

spring mounted in the reel with operative connection at one Vend with the' spool, a sleeve revolubly mounted about thas-pi dle having the other end ofthe. spring connected therewith, and means forlocking 1said sle'eve from turning whereby .the spring may be wound by turning o f the'spool andthe uns of the line",l 'substantiallv nas de- Winding scribed.

s. In a reel empfang and 's IIO described'.

spool revoluble thereon, a spring .operatively connected for winding at one end bv the turning ofthe spool and at the other end by a handle, a brake to hold" at will one end of the spring i'xed by contact ofthe brake with the spool, means to hold at will the tension ofthe spring when applied by the use ofthe handle and means operative at will to secure the latter end of the spring in fixed connection with the other end and adapted to release it, substantially as described.

4. In a device of the character described comprising a reel member, sleeves supported within the same, a spring with operative connection at each end between said end and one' of said sleeves, separate means mounted in o elative connection with each Sleeve for holt ing each of them at will whereby the adjacent end of the spring is held in a given position, means operatively connected with each of said sleeves whereby the Aspring may be wound -from either-end, ysubstantially as 5. lIn a device ofthecharacter described comprising a spool member and a base mem. ber, sleeves supported within the reel mem-A ber, afspring having fixed operative connection at each, end with one of said sleeves, a handle. fora'ctuating one of said sleeves to "wind the spring .from its innerend and turn the sleeve supporting 'the other end of the spring to wind the reel, substantially as described. j

6. In va device of the character described comprising a spool memberand a base member, a spring mounted within the spool -on sleeves revoluble therein, said, sleeves, means for connecting the sleeves to revolve together, a handle for actuating one ofthe degree of tension together with means for holding thespring under such tension and instantly releasing the same, substantially as described. y

8. A reel comprising a fixed spindle and a spool revelubly mounted thereon, a spring mount-:edl Within fthe spool', operatively connected at one .end to the spool and-at the other end to thehandle df the reel, meansfor placing -and holding the reel under any degree of tension, and means whereby the tension is independently held.; and' instantly released substantially as shown.

9. In a reel comprising a spindle and a spool revolubly mounted thereon, a spring operatively connected at one end to turn the spool and operatively connected to thepther end with a handle for transmitting the power for the revolution of the spool, means for securing the spool tixedly, and means for placing the spring under tension and securing the same but permitting instant release of the tension, substantially as shown.

10. In a reel, the combination with afspool of a spring therein attached at each end to a revoluble sleeve, sleeves each mounted to actuate its connected endof the spring,'one being operative by the handle of the reel and the'other by turningthespool, to Wind the spring, a handle, means to hold at will the s ool from turning and means tohold at will tlie handle end of the spring, substantially as shown.

11'.A In a reel, the combination witha spool A of a spring therein attached at each end to a revoluble sleeve, sleeves mounted to wind the spring at each connected end, ,the one being operated by the handle of the reel andthe other by the spool., means te hold' at will the spool rom turning and means voperative at will to connect the y sleeves to Vturn them together, substantially as shown'.. l 1'2. In a reel, a spool, a spring,-rev olu f ble sleeves supporting the spring, operative means connected with one of saidsleeves to wind the spring, means to secure'a'ndretain the tension aplplied to the spring and a brake d the spool from turning, sub,`

adapted to ho stantially as shown.

13. In a reel, a spool, aspring, sleevessup-I porting the spring, gears connecting one sleeve with the spool, gears connecting the other sleeve with th'e handle of the reel, said handle, means for connecting the sleeves to turn together and operate the reel as a multiple reel.

14. In a reel, a spool, aspring, separate operative means to wind the spring at either end, operative connections b etween one end of the spring and the spool, and a dog mounted on a ixedportien of the reel and adapted to hold the other end ofthe spring when being wound by turning ofthe spool by engagement `ot-the dog with the spring-winding means connected with 4the latter end of the spring, said dog'being adapted to permit releaseofthes'pring, substantially as shown.

15. In afreel,fa spring, a spool, a handle,

connections operative to wind'the spring from each'end, in one case by turning the spool and in the other case by the handle, a; brake adapted to holdk the spool means adapted to hold the other endvol the spring, the said brake and the said holding means being each adapted instantly to releasethe spring at its own end.

16.l In `a, ,re el, afbasefportion, a pillart mounted therein'fsaid pillar being provided ido 5 gear engaging with a train on the former plate and supporting one en'd of a spring, -a sleeve mounted on the former sleeve provided with a plate'xed thereon, the said l plate supporting a gear and a ratchet-wheel,

operative connections for operating the latter gear, means for tixedly holding relative to the pillar the said ratchet-Wheel, and means forseparably connecting the two sleeves in combination, substantially as shown.

17. In a reel comprising a base portion and a spool portion,a brake-arm mounted on the base under tension of a spring `to engage the spool portion, means for securing the brake freefrom the spool, Asaid means comprising a sliding dog to engage the base portion of the reel, substantially as described. v

18. In a reel ofthe character described, a base portion provided with a spring thereon, a brake-arm mounted on the opposite side of the base portion in engagement to p receive the tension of the spring, a button mounted on the brake-arm provided with means for en aging the base`in combination, substantia y as shown. y

19. In a device of the character described, a base and a reel removably mounted thereon, the said base comprising a socket for the reel member and a spring having an edge normally ,intersecting the socket with means for pressing the edge out of such position, and a member on the reel portion adapted to be "inserted in said socket and having grooves to receive the edge of `the spring in its normal position, substantially as described.

20. In a device of the character described, a base and'a reel removably mounted thereon, the said base comprising a socket for the reel member and a spring having an edge normally intersecting the socket with means for pressin the edge out of such position, and a mem er on the reel portion adapted to be inserted' in such 'socket and having grooves to receive the edge of the spring in its normal position on either side of said base portion supporting the reel in reversible position on the base.

21. In a reel, a base portion and a reel portion, a spring-lock therebetween adapted to permit manual unlocking'of the parts for removal of the reel andthe parts supported on the'base and the locking of the same to hold them in reversed positionon the base, substantially as shown.

22. In a reel, aA spindle and a spool revolubly mounted thereon, operative means Within the reel for turning the s ool by the operation of the handle, and a andle removably mounted on the outer face of the reel, and a separate stud on the periphery of the face of the reel'for mounting the handle thereon, substantiallyvas shown.

23. Inl a reel `comprising a fixed base and a spool revoluble thereon, a removable handle, a stud on the outer faceof the reel and a stud on the periphery of the face of the reel each adapted for mounting the handle thereon, v

substantially as shown.

24. In a reel comprising a base and a spool,

line-clips extending outwardly from the base portion across the circumference of the spool, the said.V clips provided with overlapping tips and their outer ends separable to allow the slip ing of the line between the ends and into the ine-clips, substantially as shown.

25.. In a reel comprising a fixed face-plate,

a spring and a spool, a handle mounted on the said plate to o erate the spring and its connected parts an removable therefrom for mounting on the spool, and a stud on the spool for .the mounting of the handle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereot` aflix my signature in presence of two. witnesses.

JOHN PEPPER, JR. Witnesses:

JAMES H. MILLER, E. T. DE GIORGI. 

